Legal Opinion
Norfolk Southern Railway Co. v. Baker
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided March 11, 1999No. A98A1854PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
McMurray, Presiding Judge.
After working on the railroad as a locomotive engineer for 18 years, Phil Baker (“the decedent”) was stricken with nasopharyngeal cancer and died. The decedent’s widow, Linda W. Baker, brought an action, individually and as representative of her husband’s estate, against the decedent’s former employer, Norfolk Southern Railway Company (“Norfolk Southern”), alleging the decedent’s fatal cancer was caused by prolonged exposure to exhaust from Norfolk Southern’s diesel powered locomotives. Ms. Baker charged Norfolk Southern with failing to provide the decedent with a…
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